Category: Washington Post

Although global infections have fallen about 20 percent this week compared to last week, the decline “may not be real” due to the reduction in testing.

Parents and guardians of children younger than 5 are under a tremendous burden — juggling work, their kids’ schooling and the health of their families as they wait for a vaccine.

Dark chocolate: What’s new, healthier, and tastier, and the brands to try if you like only milk chocolate.

The prevalence of such symptoms has experts projecting a ‘tidal wave’ of cardiovascular cases related directly and indirectly to the coronavirus.

When researchers pitted machine learning against human radiologists, the computer won, classifying hip fractures 19 percent more accurately than human experts.

When disasters strike, the flood of images on TV and social media can have a powerful psychological impact on children – whether those children are physically in the line of danger or watching from thousands of miles away.

The finding adds heart disease to a list of potential health effects of loneliness and isolation that include dementia and mental health issues.

An eating disorder advocacy group believes that most health conditions can be addressed without weight numbers and that doctors’ constant focus on weight is shameful, not helpful.

Even in the midst of inevitable pain and hardship, people can live meaningful lives aligned with their highest values, acceptance and commitment therapy experts say.

A ghost network, a term commonly used by professionals, describes a panel of medical providers who for various reasons aren’t providing.